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Joel Embiid unleashed a career-high 50 points to go along with 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocked shots to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Chicago Bulls, 112-105, Friday night, February 19 (Saturday, February 20, Philippine time).
Embiid was 17-of-26 from the field and 15-of-17 from the free-throw line for the first 50-point game of his career.
Tobias Harris added 22 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists for the Sixers. Danny Green contributed 13 points and Dwight Howard came off the bench to grab 10 rebounds.
It was Philadelphia’s second win in succession without Ben Simmons, who sat with a stomach illness.
Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 30 points and Wendell Carter Jr added 15 and Thad Young scored 12. Tomas Satoransky, Ryan Arcidiacono and Garrett Temple had 10 apiece for Chicago, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.
After the 76ers led throughout the 1st quarter, the Bulls gained the lead only to have Philadelphia surge behind Embiid’s 25 points, and the Sixers led at the half, 58-53.
Carter, who hit his first 4 shots, kept the Bulls close with 15 first-half points on 7-for-9 shooting. The Bulls missed 11 of 13 shots from beyond the arc in the opening half yet trailed by only 5.
Less than 3 minutes into the 3rd quarter, Embiid converted a three-point play for a 63-53 Philadelphia advantage. Still, LaVine hit a deep three-pointer from the wing and the Bulls closed to 68-66.
Howard’s late dunk pushed the Sixers to an 85-79 lead entering the 4th quarter.
The Bulls kept coming, as Arcidiacono’s three-point play with 8:31 left capped an 8-0 Chicago run for an 89-87 Bills advantage.
Embiid scored the next 7 points to put the Sixers ahead by 5.
Chicago closed to within 98-96 after LaVine threw down a thunderous dunk with 4:23 remaining.
Embiid’s pair of free throws with 3:05 left made it a five-point Sixers lead, but LaVine’s trey with 2:11 to go cut the deficit to 105-103.
Two more free throws and a tough corner jumper by Embiid extended the advantage to 109-103 with 41.3 seconds left, and the Sixers held on. – Rappler.com
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